Yrmlingr

Old Norse Dictionary - yrmlingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "yrmlingr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word yrmlingr can mean:yrmlingr

yrmlingr
m. [ormr], a ‘wormling,’ little snake, young snake, Rm., Korm. 82, Fms. vi. 350, x. 325, Stj. 97.
yrmlingr
II. hence prob. is corrupted the mod. yrlingr, a fox’s cub; tón-yrlingr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᛘᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
prob.
probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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